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A long, long, long time ago the Earth had no green grass. The Western parts of the United States were bare.
One day Mother Nature sat down and thought to herself.
“From the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River, and from Southern Canada to Northern Texas, the land is bare.”
She thought and thought, and finally chose to host an important meeting to discuss this matter. She invited Wind, Mountain, and River to join her meeting.
The day of the meeting, Wind, Mountain, and River arrived just in time. For hours they discussed what should fill the open, huge, bare area. Each land form got a chance to share their ideas and opinions. Wind went first.
“Well, I think it should be something I can blow on so it will sway.”
“I think it should be low to the ground,” Mountain exclaimed, “So I can have my privacy up here high in the sky.”
River thought over this situation then spoke, “I want to fill this empty land with something that grows, so my water will go to use, and can give this new land water to grow.”
Mother Nature thanked Wind, Mountain, and River. After they left, she reviewed the meeting.
“Something that can sway, that is low to the ground, and something that grows and needs water.”
She stayed up all night until she came to a conclusion. She would invent the Great Plains. She would fill this area with grassy fields. It could sway, grow, it is low to the ground, and it needs water.
The next morning Wind, Mountain, and River awoke in amazement. What used to be and empty area, was now filled with tons of grass.
Wind finally had something to blow on. Mountain loved having some privacy, and was happy to have something to look down on. River was cheerful knowing that her water would help this grass grow. To this day The Great Plains still exists. Occasionally you can see wind blowing on this grass. Whenever it rains, River is delighted to know that her water is being used, and Mountain still looks down on grass.
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